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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1930
Page
6
A reader denounces Congress for ignoring the constitutional mandate to call a convention for proposing amendments when two-thirds of the states apply. The piece argues this refusal undermines representation, risks anarchy, and questions lawmakers’ oaths and the integrity of the federal system.
Jones of Washington, a recognized dry leader, authored the influential five and ten bill imposing prison terms and fines for liquor law violations. A Digest poll hinted at wet sentiment, prompting Republican moves toward partial reform. Jones alternated public dry stance with concessions, fueling newspaper controversy and political maneuvering as his position wavered between dry and wet pressures.
Commerce reports 60 percent of exports are manufactured goods and the Grundy tariff bill is criticized as ruinous. Thirty three foreign nations protest the duties and threaten retaliation. Countries named include France Germany Spain Switzerland Great Britain Belgium Canada Australia Argentina. Manufacturing interests risk a boomerang effect on export trade.
A Washington state political discussion centers on prohibition reforms and party platforms. Senator Weasley L. Jones, author of a harsher legal stance, may influence state views as parties pledge to modify prohibition laws while broader issues like the Federal Reserve, tariffs, and central power dominate national debate.
West Virginia editorials urge judiciary committees to draft procedural rules and note statewide costs. Articles celebrate a memorial garden at Jacksons Mill by the West Virginia Federation of Women’s Clubs and praise the camp’s landscape plans as a state retreat.
A compilation of brief opinions and anecdotes by Arthur Brisbane touches on capital punishment, birthing myths, French Mussolini era remarks, New South Wales gold prospecting policy, Metropolitan Life insurance mortality data, and Pennsylvania political fundraising, highlighting social issues, political figures, and public curiosities. The items mix sensational anecdotes with reflective commentary on health, politics, and economics.
John Ringling, among America's wealthiest, controls the circus and allied rail networks. He rarely appears in public, hates photos, and answers few letters. His memory is extraordinary, and he tracks show receipts and routes with precise detail. He prefers aerial acts, smokes while watching his show, and is nicknamed Mister John.
An assortment of trivia and quips including questions on language and history, a light editorial jab at Princeton faculty on prohibition, notes on royal titles, and humorous anecdotes about Henry Ford Rockefeller Edison and Charlie Chaplin. Also features a reader coupon offer about clothes moths and a Q A column on radio interference and basic trivia.
A Washington bystander profiles Jack Hanford MacNider, nominated by President Hoover for a Canadian muster in Ottawa. The piece highlights his war record with multiple decorations, daring actions, and a penchant for travel and pageantry, noting his return to duty and potential as a diplomatic figure.
Reader letters discuss weight loss and fitness routines and advise on neck exercises and tummy ten routines. The column answers a teen asking about bust development and notes limited options, suggesting chest exercises and natural growth with age while stressing vaccination and general health guidance.
A sheet of reflections on youth, ideals, religion, and patience. The author contrasts youthful hope with adult practicality, notes private religious belief as a personal matter, and uses anecdotes to illustrate patience as proactive perseverance.
An old state view argues that another solar eclipse event is unlikely for decades. The piece speculates that public opinion would favor new arrangements if the sun remains obscured.
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